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fifoygia BY CtYIEV & TH«nPS«.\. JPfiPSM, (««.) JJi.TVJMRV 26, 1 830. VOL. Xin.-NEW SERIES. NO. 97, ■ll ■■ MBBgaggßß ll I■ ll « -• . TIIE COXSTITUTIOXAHS J’. OFFICE IN MACINTOSH-STREET. Third ddbr from the N. W. comer of Broad-Street. S;*leg of LAND, by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians, are required, by law, to be bifid on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten ih the forenoon and three in the afterneon, at the Court-house in which the property is situate.— Notice of these sales must be given in a ffablic Ga zette sixty days previous to the day of sale. Salea of NEGROES must be at public auctifcn,on the; first Tuesday of the month, between #he usual : honrsofsale, at the place of public sales in*the coun ty where the letters Testamentary, or Adminialra ' don or Guardianship, may have been grafted, first giving sixty days notice thereof, in one of tlie pub lic Gazettes of this State, and at the door of the >ourl-houae where such sales arc to be held. Notice for the sale of Personal Property mast be giv en m like manner, forty days previous to day of sale. Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of ah Estate, must be published for forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court o Ordinary for leave to sell LAND, hm£ be pub lished for four months. Notice for leave to sell NEGROES, must be publish eifour months, before any order absoldte can be made hv the Court. Monday Morning, Jan. 25, 1836. JCTIn our columns this morning will be found the Special Message of General Jackson. In eur next we will give the accompanying documents. Departure of Augusta Volunteers. Never, in the course of our editorial career, were we called on to record such an imposing and gratifying scene to the patriot, as the one which took place on Saturday last. That will be a proud day for the city of Augusta. The patriotic feeling manifested by our citizens, the zeal and liberality displayed for the organization of a volunteer corps, and the exaltation as well as the devotion exhibited by the patriotic band who are now on their way to Florida, will be long remembered by those who were actors in, and spectators of, the proceedings of Saturday, the 23d of January, 1836. We have not the ability to give the incidents of the day, with that vividness of language which they deserve, and would so well suit the occasion : we cart record them only in a plain style. On Saturday morning, the Volunteers assem. bled in front of the Methodist chapel, edmpletely armed and equipt for starting. They were in spected by Col. Lindsay, of the United States Army, who, after inspection, delivered to them the address which will be found below. This address was received with enthusiasm. It could not have been received otherwise, being patriotic, and remarkably appropriate to the oc caaion, and it will certainly be read by those who did not hear it, with admiration and the warmest feelings for the gallant officer who delivered it. After the address, the volunteers were dismis sed, to meet again at 2o’dock- At 2 o’clock, the volunteers assembled again, as well as the two companies lately formed by our citizens, and the Richmond Hussars. At 3 o’clock, they all started for the wharf, where the Steam Boat George Washington was lying to receive the volunteers. The Napoleon Band of music, now in our city, offered their services, which were) accepted; they escorted the troops to the wharf. When the procession arrived on the wharf, the volunteers immediately embarked on board the Steam Boat, where Col. Lindsay and his Suite were waiting to witness the embarkation. Be fore the Boat left the wharf. Col. Gumming, by k invitation, addressed the volunteers, with feeling I and eloquence: the address was received with I acclamations by the volunteers :it will be found I below. Afterwards, a prayer from the ■ Chaplain of the Arsenal, was delivered asking ■ 1 the blessings of God on the arms of the ■1 volunteers who were going todefend the lives ol H their fellow citizens of Florida, and to arrest H conflagration and massacre. After the prayer, B the Boat started, amid the blessings, and good ■ wishes (or the safe return of the volunteers, of ■ hundreds of our fellow citizens and ladies who ■ were spectators of this interesting scene. Many I tears were shed; it could not be otherwise. Many I volunteers have left behind them, their business, I profitable imployments, and what is still more ; I dear to them, their wives and children, to fight I the battles of their country. After the departure i I of the Steam Boat, with the volunteers alt an ■ board, the two lately formed companies, and the H Hussars, returned to the city and were dismissed. ■ Thus has Augusta done her duty in this emer- ■ I gonev. Every one of our citizens vied with each | 9 other in assisting to forward the expedition, and I in providing for the comfort of the volunteers | M during their passage to Florida Our Ctiy | I Council have acted nobly; they deserve the I thanks of their state, and in fact of the whole ■ country. Some of our monied institutions de serve also the warmest tkanks, for their liberal contributions. The fact is, every citizen has j done his duty on this occasion. The ladies also j merit the warmest thanks, who, we hope, will be , rewarded, by the safe return of husbands, broth ers friends and acquaintances, from the cam. paign. If we were to believe in omens, we would be inclined to believe that the Augusta Volunteers, will return safe, after having per formed their duty with honor and credit to them selves. and signal benefit to the country; they having taken their passage on board of a boat which bears the venerated, lofty, and endeared name of George Washington. AUGUSTA, Geo. Jan. 23d, 1836: SPECIAL ORDERS. In mustering you into the service of the Uni ted States, I have performed one of the proudest duties of my military life. Permit me to say that the spectacle which you exibit, is refresh ing to the mind of the patriot and exalting to the human character. At the call of your country, II you have relinquished your individual pursuits, I whether of interest, or fame, or duty, and offer. 1 ed up at the shrine of her eafety and honor, year f Ht. 3 and yoa r deroteJ MrricM. M»r»f jou I t3 v. (~<*« ib. «< »»■ endearing ties of hum m affection—many of you have sacrificed the just rewards of honorable professional exertions, upon which even the friends from whom you will part, have re ■lted ; and all of you will exchange the comforts .and the luxuries of home for the rough fare of a camp, and the arduous and un sparing duties of the Soldier. And upon what occasion have ybu made this tender of your i services} Not to form the glittering pageant of a civic festival ot to swell the pomp of a mili tary parade; bht to rescue a smoking and de solate frontier from the tomahawk and scalping knife of the hithieas savage ! tOfly to the suc cour of the braire, who are hemmed in and sore beset; and to save from massacre and butchery the helpless female and infant, who,equally with the warrior in antis, ire cut down by the bloody foe you are to meet. When I look at the high and exalted feeiittgs which have prompted you to this act, nobly do I say you have redeemed the pledge given by our revolutionary forefa thers, arid proudly do I proclaim, that the roll of the Augusta Volunteers is added to the deathless and imperishable list of the brave. Yes, the prayers of the good arid virtuous, will ■ascend for your welfare and your safely, the blessings ot the patriot will light upon your no. ble and hardy enterprise, and alxWe all, the con sciousness in your bwn bosoms that you are per. forming an act of generous and heroic self-devo tion* at the call of your country, will abstain you in the high path ofduty which you have chosen. Having said thus much, it becomes my impera tive duty to remind you of the necessity of sub ordination and implicit submission to the com. mand of your superiors. All and eafch of you must forget that you were thb equals of yester day, If obedience tO the command of a superior be exacted by the mechanism of a regular or ganitatton, how much more is it called for as a sacred and peremptory duty front Volun teers, who have had the choite of thefr of. fibers, and who have chosed them for the very qualities which would sectlre excellence in the station of Command. Remember that in obeying your superior you ale not obeying him as an individual, but hs the organ of that law Which arranges each 'Of yOtl in your respective stations, and Bkpects of each of you, your res pective duties; and let not this feeling be con fined to the individual whom you have so judi ciously and honorably chosen as your leader, but let it extend to his subalterns and to all the Sergeants and Corporals of the command.— With the high impulses which have urged you to offer your service* on this occasion, tempered by that exalted discipline which becomes'the Patriot Soldier, I entertain a sanguine convic tion that the Stars and Stripes of your country, which have waved over many a field of victory, will be safely committed to the charge of the Volunteers of Augusta. WM. LINDSAY, Col. 2d Art’y. j Address of Col. William Cummins Gentlemen Volunteers; I am invited, as one formerly engaged in a service similar to your own, to offer you some suggestions of advice, on this occasion, so full of interest. They will be few, for few can be needed by men like yourselves. Indeed, partaking the universal feeling of this community, far rather would I tender you praises than counsel. Permit me, however, with respectful friendship, to direct your attention to one point, which is sometimes Undervalued in the server of youth, though a matter of the highest and most solemn importance—l refer to military discipline.— Your noble aim is efficiently to serve your country and to achieve glory for yourselves. In the pursuit of these objects, whatever may be your individual prowess, you can only be successful as a corps—as a corps, you can only become effective, by strict obedi ence to yodr officers. Subordination is the basis of discipline, without which, the largest assemblage of men is a mere rabble, easily repelled by the roost insignificant enemy; while a smaller body, animated and guided by the spirit of order, acquires gigantic, irresistible force. Discipline, discipline is your ; strength, your safety, your glory. Without it you can never triumph. But you will maintain it—you i will triumph I Go then generous volunteers ! Your I countrymen are bleeding under the hand of the ruffian Seminole; a Whole territory is menaced with devastation, by the most barbarous of foes. March Ito the rescue! March, as ministers of the jilst ven geance of your country! Farewell! and remember in the hour of battle, the thousands of hearts faraway, that are beating for your success—hearts that will swell with exulting joy, to meet you again on this shore where now we part, returning graced with the ; laurals of honor and victory ! Letters from Key West, dated 14th inst. re ceived in Charleston, state, that the Indians have : collected a considerable force at Cape Sable, and j New River, and that it is their intention to make a stand at these two points. On the 6th they commenced hostilities, by murdering, in a most horrid manner, the wife and three children of Mr. Wm. Cooley, at New River, and also a Mr. Joseph Flinton, a teacher in the family of Mr. C. Men, women and children have abandoned their homes, and are flying in every direction. Great numbers have fled to Key West for safety. Senate of tbe United States. Yesterday’s western mail brought us the con firmation of the election of Mr. Robert J. Walker, the Van Buren candidate, the Senate of U. S. by the legislature of Mississippi. There were five ballotings. On the fifth ballot the votes stood for Walked 44. Plummer 17, Poin dexter 11, Wilkins 11. Scattering I. Walkers’s majority over all opponents 4. The correspon. dent of tbe Columbus (Mis.,) Democrat Press, writes thus from Jackson, the seat of Govern ment: “ Great excitement yid interest was mani fest in the countenances of those in the Lobby. The House, at lesst the Democratic Part, only moved on to do, what they had mousily <***• elsded was *beir duty. Cur opponents sre m eaokelotiu We do»« sauli- its what they e&rw eider a misfortune—we but feel that we have done our duty to the country ; they, we know, are in the dust, and there we are willing to let them rest—not where we put them, their own specific gravity sunk them." The democratic or Van Buren party in the House, succeeded in electing their speaker and public printer. The Senate of the United States is now com plete, all the vacancies having been filled, and we believe that us complexion will be as fol lows. Adm’on. Auti-ad. Maine. 2 New Hampshire, 2 Massachusetts-, 2 Vermont, 2 Connecticut-, 11 Rhode Island, 2 New York, 2 New Jersey, 1 I Pennsylvania, 2 Delaware, 3 Maryland, 2 Virginias, 2 North 'Caroline-, I 1 South Carolina, 2 Georgia, 2 Alabama, 1 I Louisiana, 1 I Tennessee, 2 Kentucky, 2 Illinois, 2 Indiana, - 2 Missouri, 2 Mississippi j 11 Ohio, 11 25 23 Mr. White Is placed on the administration side-, though agaihst Mr, Van Buren. If he is ah anti-administration, then the Senate is equai ly divided, 24 and 24; the Vice President, Mr. Vah Burert, having the casting vote, gives a ma jority to the administration. Tennessee. The Legislature of Tennessee has appropria ted the handsome sum of $3,600,000, for gen eral purposes? of internal improvement—s6oo, 000 of which is to be applied to the location of the Memphis and Jackson Rati Road, and 300, 000 to the Atlantic Rail Road from Memphis to Charleston, S. C. The Macon volunteers have tendered their services to Governor Schley, to march to Flori da at a moment’s warning. The promptitude of action on the part ot the Georgians to aid their Florida brethren, speaks well for their spirit. More Indian Murders. The Martin Telegraph of the 21st inst. srij-S;—News arrived in fUwn yesterday of two men being killed in Baker cotiiity, by a party of 40 or 50 Creek Indians, and seVerdl others wounded. We have not time to state particulars. It thus appears as though the Creeks and Seminoles Were acting Itl concert in their savage warfare. [COMMOMCAfED.J To his Excellency William Schley, Commander-iu- Chief of the State of Georgia. Sir—ln reply to your communication of the 13th inst. I have to report tbe following names, compri sing the effective force of the Richmond Hussars. SAMUEL BONES, Captain. — -—, Ist Lieutenant. JOHN W. DANFORTH. 3d Lieutenant. JOSEPH COLLINS, Cornet. E. E. ULMO. Ist Sergeant. CALVIN WILLEY, 2d Sergeant. —, 3d Sergeant. THOMAS TOBIN, Ist Corporal. , -h —. 2d Corporal. JAMES T. GRAY, 4th Corporal. Privates, Robert Clark, M. Cook. Joseph Shannon, Wm. Rankin. J. M. Anthony. J- P Stewart. A. Lamond. Wm. Moulton. R. T. Hyde. R. M. Tucker. Wm. Shannon. James Ray. L. C. D’Antignac. Alfred Baker. H. Huff. J- D. Speissegger. J Cavin. A. S Correll. Louis Sahal. H. Johnson. E. Cunningham. R P. Spelmnn. J. S Walker. J. M. Reeves. E. Campfield. R. B. White. The above members are eqaiped with horses and uniform, and the necessary arras are to be furnished by the U. S. Arsenal at this place. At a meeting of the Troop held on (he 22d instant, the following resolution was unanimously passed ; Resolved, That we, the members of the Richmond Hussars, tender our services, as volunteers, to the Governor of Georgia, and agree to go to any point that he may think proper to order or request, either m this State or the Territory of Florida. I have the honor to be, &c. SAMUEL BONES, Capt.R. H. [FItOM A CORRESPONDENT.] “WASHINGTON. Jan. 18, 1836. Dear Sirs.— Congress has been astounded with the “ Special Message,” so long coming, but so ominous of hostilities now that it has con Se. This morning, every body thought that our af fairs with France were in the most favorable state for speedy and mutually satisfactory adjust ment; now, 2 P. M., everybody £nozo*that the reverse is the case. The Duke de Broglie re quires, it seems, that our Government should make an official communication, acknowledging error, and perfect confidence in the good faith of the French King and the Chambers The mo ney, after this retraxit, will be forth-coming. It is not my opinion, however, that war will speedily ensue: Non Intercourse may first be tried, although it is very doubtful from the tenor of a debate in the Senate this morning, after the message was read there, if that body would as sent to a measure of even that light character, for the retribution of our accounts with France, pecuniary and honorary. You will be able to judge for yourselves, however, when you see , 1 tbe papers of to njorrow morning, which will . j go-«4?*Tanaf#aA«eusly with this communication.” The Special Message. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TO BOTH HOUSES OP CONGRESS, Received, and read, and referred to Ihe Commit . tee on Foreign Relations in both Houses, Monday, Ja.nca.rt Id. To the Senate ind House of Representatives. Gentlemen : In my message at the opening of your session, I informed you that our Charge d’Affaires at Paris had been instructed Id ask for the final determination of the Prench Govern ment, in relation to the payment of the mdemni. fication secured by the treaty of the 4th of July, 1831. and that, when advices of the result should be received, it would be made thi subject of a special communication. In execution of this design, I how transmit to you the papers numbered from I to 13, inclusive; containing, among other things, the correspond ence on this subject between oilr Charge d’Af. faires and the French Minister of Foreign Af fairs, from which it will be seen that France re quires, us a condition precedent to the execution of a treaty unconditionally ratified, and to the payment of a debt acknowledged by all tbe branches of her Government to be due. that cer tain explanations shall be made, of which she dictates the terms. These terms are such As that Government has already been officially in formed cannot be complied with and, if persist, ed in, they must be considered as a deliberate re fusal on the part of France to fulfil engagements binding by the laws of nations, and held sacred by the whole civilized world. The nature of the act which France requires from this Govern, ment is clearly set forth in the letter of the French Minister, marked No. 4. We will pay the mo ney, says he, when “ the Government of the Uni ted States is ready on its part to declare to us, by addressing its claim to vs officially in writing, that it regrets the misunderstanding which has arisen between the two countries; that this misun derstanding is founded on a mistake ; that it never entered into its intention to call in question the good faith of the French Government, nor to take a menacing attitude towards Francs and he adds, if''the Government of the United States Joes not give this assurance. We shall be obliged to think (hat this misunderstanding is not the result of an error” In the letter marked No. 6. the French Minis ter also remarks that “ the Government of the United States knows that upon itself depends henceforward the execution of the Treaty of Ju ly 4. 1831.” Obliged, by the precise language thus used by the French Minister, to view it as a peremptory refusal to execute the Treaty, except on terms incompatible with the honor and independence df the United States, and persuaded that, on cotlsi. dering the correspondence now submitted to you, you can regard it in no other light, it becorhea my duty to call your attention to such measure* as the exigency of the case demands, if the claim of interfering in the communications between the different branches of our Government shall bo persisted in. This pretention ia rendered the more unreasonable by the fact that the substartce of the required explanation has been repeatedly and voluntarily given before it was insisted on as a condition—a condition the more Humiliating be. cause it is demanded as the equivalent of ape. ciiniary consideration. Does Frilrice desire only a declaration that we had no intention to obtain our rights by an address to her fears rather than to her justice? She has already had it, frankly and explicitly given by Our Minister accredited to her Government, his act ratified by me, and mv confirmation of it officially communicated by him, in his letter to ihe French Minister of Fo. reign Affairs of the 25th of April, 1335, and re peated by my published approval of that letter after the passage of the bill of indemnificatioft; Does France want a degrading, servile repetition of this act in terms which she shall dictate, arid which will involve an acknowledgment of her as. sumed right to interfere in our domestic councils? She will never obtain it. The spirit of the Ante, rican People, the dignityof the Legislature, and th<- firm resolve of their Executive Government, forbid it. As the answer of the French Mimstertoour Charge d’Affaires at Paris contain* an allusion to a letter addressed by him to the Representative of France at this place, it now becomes proper to lay before yon the correspondence had be tween that functionary and the Secretary of State relative to that letter, and to accompany the same with such explanations as will enable yon to understand the course of the Executive in regard to it. Recurring to the historical state ment made at the commencement of your ses sion, of the origin and progress of our difficulty with France, it will be recollected that, on the return of our Minister to the United States, I caused my official approval of tile explanations he had given to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to be made public. As the French Gov ernment had noticed the message without its being officially communicated, it was not doubt, ed that, if they were disposed to pay the money due to us, they would notice any poblic explana tion of the Government of the United States in the same way. Bur, contrary to these well founded expectations, the French Ministry did nottake this fairopportunity to relieve themselves from their unfortunate position, and to do justice to the United States. Whilst however, the Government of the Unit ed States was awaiting the movements of the French Government, in perfect confidence that the difficulty was at an end,the Secretary of State received a call from the French Charge d’Af faires in Washington, who desired to read to him a letter lie had received from he French Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was asked whether he was instructed or directed to make any official communication, and replied, that he was only authorized to read the letter, and furnish a copy if requested. The substance of its contents, it is presumed, may be gathered from Nos 4 and 6, herewith transmitted. It was an attempt to make known to the Government of the United States, privately, in what manner it could make explanations, apparently, voluntary, but really dictated by France, acceptable to her, and thus obtain payment of the twenty.five millions of francs. No exception was taken to this mode of commication, which is often used to prepare the way for official intercourse; but the sugges tions made in it were in their substance Wholly inadmissible. Not beihg in the shape ot an official communication to this Government, n did not admit of reoly or official notice,- nor could it safety be made the basts of any action by the Executive or the Legislature, and the Secretary of State did not think proper to ask acopy, be cause he could have no use for it. Copies of papers marked Nos. 9, 19, and 11, show an attempt, on the part of the French Charge d’Affaires, to place a copy of this letter among the archives of this. Government, which, for obvious reasons, was not allowed to he done; but the assurance before given was repeated, that any official communication which he might be authorized to make, to the accustomed form, would receive a prompt and just consideration, i The iadtscpetloe of this attempt wat > mode aftore manifest by the subsequent avowal of the French > Charge d’Affaires, that the object was to bring this letter before Congress and the American People. If foreign agents, on a subject of dis agreement between their Government and this, wish to prefer an appeal to the American People, they will hereafter, it is hoped, better appreciate their own rights and the respect due to others, 1 than to attempt to use the Executive as the pas. sive organ of their communications. It is due to the character of our institutions, that the diplomatic intercourse of this Govern ment should be conducted with the utmost di. i reccneis and simplicity; and that in ail cases of importance, the communications received or made by the Ekecutive, should assume the ac cdstomed official form. It is only by insisting on this form, that foreign Powers can be held to full responsibility, that their communications can be officially replied to, or that the advice or in terference of the Legislature can with propriety be invited by the President. This course is also best calculated, on the one hand, to shield that officer from unjust suspicions, and on the other, to subject this portion of his acts to public scru tiny, and, if occasion shall require it, to consti tutional animadversion. It was the more neces sary to adhere to tbeke principles in the instance in question, inasmuch as, in addition to other im portant interests, it very intimately concerned the national honor—a matter, in my judgment, much too aacred to be made the subject of pri vate and unofficial negotiation. It will be perceived that this letter of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, was read to the Secretary of State on the 11th oi September last. This was the first authentic indication of the specific views of the French Government, received by the Government of the U. States, after the passage of the bill of indemnification Inasmuch as the letter had been written befare the official notice of my approval of Mr. Living ston’s last explanation and rembnstrance could have reached Paris, just ground of hope was left, as has been before stated, that the French Government, on receiving that informatidn in the same manner the alleged offensive message,bad reached them, would desist from their extraor dinary demand, and pay the irioney at once.— To give therri ah opportunity to do so, and at all events to felicit their final determination, and the ground they imended tddccupv. the instructions Were given to our Charge d’Affaires which were adverted to at the eommencement of the present sessidn of Congress. The result, as you have seen, ii a demand of an official written expres sion of rbgreta, and a direct explanation address* ed to France, with a distinct intimation that this is a sine qua non. Mr. Barton having, in pursuance of his in* structions, returned to the United States, and the Charge d’Affaires ofErance having been recall ed, all diplomatic intercourse between the two countries is suspended—a state of things origin* ating in on unreasonable susceptibility on the part of the French Government, and rendered necessary on our part by their refusal to perform engagements contained in a treaty, from the faithful performance of which, by us, they are to (his day enjoying many important commercial advantages. It - is time that this unequal position ofaffairs should cease, and that legislative action should be brought to sustain executive exertion in such measures as the case requires. While France persists in her refusal to comply with the terms of a treaty, the object of which was, by removing all causes of mutual com plaint, to renew ancient feelings of friendship, and to unite the two nations in the bonds of amity and of a mutually beneficial commerce, she cannot justly complain if we adopt suoh peaceful remedies as the Law of Nations and the circumstances of the case may authorize and demand. Os the nature of these remedies 1 have heretofore had occasion to speak, snd, in reference to a particular contingency, to ex press my conviction that reprisals would be best adapt ed to the emergency then contemplated. Since that period, France, by ail the Departments of her Government, has acknowledged the validity of our claims, and the obligations of the treaty, and has appropriated the moneys which are necessary to its execution: and, though payment is withheld on grounds vitally important to onr existence as an In dependent Nation, it is nut to be believed that she can have determined, permanently, to retain a posi tion so utterly indefensible. In the altered state of the questions in controversy, and übder all existing circumstances, it appears to me that, until such a determination shall have become evident, ft Will be proper and sufficient to retaliate her present refusal to comply with her engagements, by prohibiting the introduction of French products and the entry of French vessels into our ports. Between this and she interdiction of ail commercial intercourse or other remedies, you, as the representatives of the People, must determine. I recommend the former, in the present posture of our affairs, as b«ing the least injurious to our commerce, and as attended with the least difficulty of returning to the usual stats of friendly intercourse, iftheGo\ernm"ntof France shall render us the justice that is du°, and, also, as a proper pre'iminary siep to stronger raeasnr s, should their adoption be deemed necessary by subsequent events. The return of our Charge d’Affaires is attended with public notices of naval preparations on the part of France destined for out seas. Os the cause and intent of these amiarnents I have no authentic infor mation, nor any other means of judging, except such as are common to yourselves and to the public; but, ; whatever may be their object, we are not at liberty to regard them as unconnected with the measures which hos’ile movements on the part of France may compel us to pursue. They at least deserve to be met by adequate preparation on our part; and I there fore strongly urge large and speedy appropriations for the increase of the navy and the completion of our ! coast defences. If this array of military force be really designed to affect the action of the Government and People of the United States on the questions now pending be- i tween the two nations, then, indeed, would it be dis- j honorable to pause a moment on tbeulternalive which ! such a state of things would present to us. Come, what may, the explanation which France demands can never be accorded; and no armament, however | powerful and imposing, ut a distance or on our coast, will, I trust, d°ter us from dischargingthe highduties which we owe to our constituents, our national character, and to the world. The House of Representatives, at the close of the last session of Congress, unanimously resolved that' the treaty of ihe 4ih of July, 183], should be main, rained, and its execution insisted on by the United Slates. It is due to the welfare of the human rac°, not less than to our own interests and honor, that this resolution should, at all hazards, b° adhered to. If, after so signal an example as that given by tii° Ame ricaa People during ih-ir long protracted difficulties with France, of forbearance under accumulated wrongs, and of generous confidence in her ultimate i relum to justice, she shall now be permitted to w ith hold from us th=> tardy and imperfect indemnification which, after years of remonstrance and discussion, had at length been solemnly agreed on by the treaty of 1831, and to set at naught iheobligaiion it imposes, the United Slates will not be the only sufferers. The* efforts of humanity and religion, to substitute the appeals of justice and the arbitrament of reason for the coercive remedies usually resorted to by injured nations, will receive little encouragr-ment from such an issue. By the selection and enforcement of such lawful and expedient measures as may be necessary to prevent a result so injurious to ourselves and so fata) to the hopes of the philanthropist, wa shall there fore not only preserve the pecuniary interests of our citizens, the independence of our Government, and the honor of our country, but do much, it may be hop’d, to vindicate the faith of treaties, and to promote the general interests of p-ace. civilization, and ira prweßfcnt. A-NDKC* 1 JAP»?ON i 'JPhstilßSlOß, An. IS. ISaR. i [From the Federal Union .l f DEPREDATIONS BY CREEK INDIANS i IN 1835. Our representative, the Honorab'.e JESSE F, . CLEVELANI), has transmitted to uatha foL , lowing correspondence, for publilication for tha • benefit ot those citizens who have suffered from > the depredations of Creek Indians, in iharaar of • 1835. / t House of Representative ) January 6, 1836. \ Sir— Will you be so good as to inform ma # - ' whether under any of the existing laws of tha United Slates with the Creek Indiana, yon sx® authorised to retain from their annuity, any moneys which may be necessary to reimburse the citizens of Georgia, for spoliations commit ted by them during the year 1835—1 f not, be pleased to give me your opinion as to the beat mode to be pursued by such injured citizens for a redress of their grievances. Respectfully, vour obedient servant, JESSE F. CLEVELAND. Hon, Lewis Cass, Secretary of War. War Department, January 9, 1836. Sir—l have had the honor to receive your letter of the 6th instant, on the subject of the injuries committed against certain citizens bf 1 the Creek Indians, and asking information as to the mode by which redress ean be obtained. On adverting to a letter, written by the act ing Secretary of War, of July 29th, 1835, 1 find it suggested, these cases come within the provisions of the Intercourse Act of June 30tb, 1834, and, consequently, that the amount, on the production of the proper evidence, may be deducted ftom the annuities payable to the Creek Indians. Without going into any other question coni cerning the local extent of that act, I would observe, that this department was under a mis* apprehension, which it is proper 1 should taka the first opportunity of correcting. I do not consider that the provisions of the 17th section of the above mentioned act embrace the depre. dations committed by the Creek Indians of Ala bama. The injuries provided for in that act, must be committed, either in the “Indian coun try,” or by Indians ‘ who shall pass from the' Indian country into any State or territory in habited by citizens ol the United States,” Slc.- The laws of the State of Alabama having been' extended over those Indians, the district inhabit, ed by them has ceased to be Indian country.— They are inhabitants of the Slate of Alabama, subject, like ail other persons living within its jurisdiction to the operation of its laws. You will perceive, by adverting to the Ist section of the above mentioned aet, that this view of the case is there confirmed. The Indiitn country is described to be “all that part, of the UriffeS' States, &c. not within any State to which’the Indian title has not been extinguished,” &c.— In Alabama, ihe Creek title as originally held, has been extinguished and special grants haVa been made, in conformity with the treaty of cession, to individuals. The title of individuals to these separate tracts is not the Indian title"* here described. The latter is descriptive of the um-eded country. The case?ot the citizens of Georgia wha has® been injured by the Indians, is tot provided' s for, although it is a very peculiar one, and, cer-' tainly calls for a proper bonsideration. The present condition of the Creek Indians is not within the contemplation of ilfb law, although the tribe is very numerous arid actually living together with all those habits which rend«P them dangerous to our owri citizens. Still, tha theory of their situation is, that they are citizens of Ala'bama and under the ordinary operation of its laws. As well known, these laws are fre quently insufficient to afford due protection, and the only remedy left for the parties, is an appli cation to congress for such relief as may be deemed proper. Your most obedient servant, LEWIS CASS. Hon. Jesse F. Cleveland, H. of Rep. ■ i ~ —■—— a I - MARRIED, On the evening of the 20th inst. at the late residence of Joseph Gibbons, deceased, near the village of Jaek sonhorough, by the Rev. Howell Spell, Mr. ROBT.- BEVILL, to Miss JANE BURRIS, both of ScriveiT county. A LIST OF LETTERS REMAIN ING in the P«si Office at Applingf Columbia County, Georgia, on the lift day of January, 1835. A Heaven! John Andeoson JoSu L J Ayres Abram Jordan Mrs Mildred Allen Fisncis F Jones Elias Alford Guilford L B Loyiess EB2 Basion Hezekiali Lyons Jhines Benton N M Lamar John Blunt Henry G M B anchard miss Rebecca Marshall - ainuel Blanchard Benjamin Marshall Levi Beal Andrew McDonald Benjamin C Magnifier George I Calhnne Alexander Maeruder Witiinm I dotting DG McDonald Robert 1 Collins mr« r agpandre > T (hi tins Wi liam A L Newman Wi liani Callehand David Ntt ees William Crawford miss Ann L O D Offutt Mrs OHedienoe' Darby Augustus F Day mrs Martha E B Pounds Robert S 2 Davis mrs Nancv Pounds Jonathan T Davis mrs Mary P Parks rs Lucy Dai is James E Roman Hii»m3 | Drane Benjamin Purnell Edwin i Derry Charles R E Reid Rev William M" Eubank John H Reid Hon John F Rawls J C Fuller Isham Red C A &. Co. Font Lucinda 2 S G Stranford Daniel Glascock miss Hester Spear H P . Greene miss M Maria Sanders Washington J* ; Griffin miss Rebecca Shaw Margaret Gunhy George T Gamb e Joseph T»v or Gen John , Graves George Taylor NED (I Temia' Alford Hanson Wi liam Tankersley Mrs Margaret' Had Hardy W Holton James While Miss Elizabeth Hunt William, guardian of Watson Isaac 2 Sidney Washington James Ha land's Orphans Wright Augu-taR HaliJustancu Wooding Edward JAMES BURNSIDE. P- M. Jan 5 79 J- IS. ffo. 230 Broad Street, i Has this day Received. i PAIRS Ladies Kid Slippers K 10D Pumps 100 “ “ French Morocco Slippers 50 •• “ Black Satin “ 50 <• •» White •• 100 “ ,l Col’d Pranello Slippers, Wh'di he will sell cheap. * November 14 39 Fresh Madeira Nuts & Prunes. pr BBLS fresh MADEIRA NUTS 50 boxes fresh Prunes, in wooden fancy' boxes Received tMe dav at the Family by*- 1- De* 30 lORTIOdt L«*